The Central Park Five (opera)

Not to be confused with the April 19, 1989 criminal case, the 2012 film about the case, or When They See Us, a 2019 TV mini-series about the case.

The Central Park Five is a two-act American opera composed by Anthony Davis with libretto by Richard Wesley.[1] It premiered on June 15, 2019, at the Long Beach Opera Company in California. The premiere was directed by Andreas Mitisek and conducted by Leslie Dunner.[2] Davis was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music for the opera on May 4, 2020.[3][4] An earlier, shorter version, titled Five, was premiered in Newark, New Jersey, in 2016 by the Trilogy Company.[5] A staged concert production has been announced by New York City Opera; the date has not been set.[6]

  1. ^ Pulitzer Prize: Colson Whitehead wins again for 'The Nickel Boys' – USA Today
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference operawire was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ The Central Park Five, by Anthony Davis – The Pulitzer Prizes
  4. ^ 'Central Park Five' composer Anthony Davis wins the Pulitzer Prize for Music – Yahoo News
  5. ^ Cooper, Michael (May 30, 2019). "This Summer, Opera Grapples With Race". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "OPERA NEWS – New York City Opera Announces Plans to Present World Premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Staged Concert of Anthony Davis's The Central Park Five Next Spring". www.metguild.org. Retrieved October 15, 2020.